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    Crews Fill Day With Muscle, Heart, and Brain Research Before Cargo Mission Swap

    The Axiom Mission 4 private astronauts gather with drink pouches inside the International Space Station shortly after docking to the orbital outpost's space-facing port on the Harmony module. In the dark suits (from left) are, Ax-4 crewmates Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski, Peggy Whitson, Shubhanshu Shukla, and Tibor Kapu. Surrounding the Ax-4 crew (clockwise from top are) Expedition 73 crewmates Nichole Ayers, Takuya Onishi, Jonny Kim, Anne McClain, Kirill Peskov, and Sergey Ryzhikov.

    The seven-member Expedition 73 crew wrapped up a weekend of housecleaning and relaxation then kicked off Monday with muscle and brain research aboard the International Space Station. Their Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) counterparts worked throughout the weekend and began the week taking a closer look at muscle cells and exploring brain computer interfaces. The public and private biology studies complement each other while the research data and hardware are supported by different organizations.

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    Ax-4 Meets Expedition 73 and Begins Space Research

    The four Axiom Mission 4 and seven Expedition 73 crew members join each other in the International Space Station's Harmony module for a group portrait.

    11 residents are living and working aboard the International Space Station today following the docking of Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) at 6:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday. The seven Expedition 73 crew members welcomed the four Ax-4 astronauts and are now helping them get up to speed with orbital lab systems and prepare for two weeks of microgravity research.

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    Axiom Mission 4 Astronauts Dock to Station Inside Dragon

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying Axiom Mission 4 nears the International Space Station's space-facing docking port on the Harmony module.

    At 6:31 a.m. EDT on Thursday, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station for the fourth private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 4. NASA’s arrival coverage will continue through hatch opening and welcome remarks from the crew.

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    Ax-4 Orbiting Toward Station as Expedition 73 Studies Pharma, Blood Pressure

    This long-duration photograph shows Axiom Mission 4 soaring into space aboard the SpaceX Dragon after launching at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft carrying four Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) crew members is orbiting Earth and on its way to the International Space Station after launching from Kennedy Space Center at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday. Dragon is carrying Ax-4 Commander Peggy Whitson, Pilot Shubhanshu Shukla, and Mission Specialists Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski and Tibor Kapu and will dock to the Harmony module’s space-facing port at 7 a.m. on Thursday with NASA+ coverage beginning at 5 a.m.

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    Ax-4 “Go” For Wednesday Launch; Station Crew Keeps Up Research, Videography

    Axiom Space private astronaut and Axiom Mission-2 Commander Peggy Whitson enters the International Space Station shortly after the hatches were opened between the orbital outpost and the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft. Welcoming her inside the vestibule between the station's Harmony module and Dragon is NASA astronaut and Expedition 69 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio.

    Axiom Mission 4 (Ax-4) has been given the “go” to launch at 2:31 a.m. EDT on Wednesday from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center to the International Space Station. The four Ax-4 private astronauts will ride the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft to low Earth orbit and dock to the orbital outpost’s space-facing port on the Harmony module at 7 a.m. on Thursday for a two-week research mission.

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